Columbus East waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the New Albany Bulldogs as they made off with a 43-17 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Olympians just coasted through the last quarter.
Thomas Houpey had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kyson Villarreal, who rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbus East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Columbus East now has a winning record of 3-2. As for New Albany, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbus East will venture away from home to square off against Floyd Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Floyd Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Columbus East likes a good challenge. As for New Albany, they will head out to face off against Bloomington North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington North will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something New Albany surely won't give up without a fight.
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